Lately, I have noticed that there is a pattern every time I look at someone at an airport and think, “Love her outfit!” Pretty much every time this has happened in the last three to four months, the woman is wearing some variation of the skirt-blouse-3/4 sleeve cardigan combo. Sometimes it is a dress and…
Monthly Archives
Monthly Archives for June 2011.
A quick personal update….
I just wanted to give you guys a heads up on some stuff that’s going on in my personal life. In the last three weeks, my dog has been diagnosed with cancer and my grandmother has fallen and broken her hip. These two things have been demanding a ton of my time and attention, and…
Poll: Pill Case or Original Bottles?
While driving last week to a conference in south Texas, I got a raging headache. Unfortunately, I didn’t have any ibuprofen, which typically cures my headaches. So I asked my friend traveling with me if she had any. Not only did she have some, she had it in this adorable red pill case, neatly organized…
Sometimes It Pays to Shop Your Closet
I know I spend a lot of time talking about shopping, and it definitely can be fun and rewarding. But unfortunately, between replacing items from my stolen purse, vet visits for my sick dog, and my triathlon, my shopping budget has been whittled down to smaller than normal. I keep making lists of things that…
Toiletry Travel Tips Roundup
In honor of my fabulous traveling companions, and all the people who told me that it is so hard to condense toiletries, I give you the Toiletry Travel Tips Roundup. Here are my favorite and most effective tips for making the most of your liquids bag. I take three bags–my liquids bag, non-liquids bag, and…
I’m helping, not judging. I promise!!
I am currently on a trip to a conference with some friends. As I picked up one of these ladies on the way out of town, she said, “I spent so much time packing for this. And then I repacked again. It’s so stressful traveling with the packing queen!” She opens the trunk of the…
Make sure you sleep on long flights!
When I traveled to Manila a few weeks ago, I was feeling pretty confident I could handle everything related to the trip. I’ve done this! I thought. It will be no problem! You’ve all heard that pride goeth before a fall….. I told you about my stupid time goofs. Well, one of the reasons I…
Healthy Travel Tip: Use a Crockpot
I am a triathlete!!
My triathlon is this weekend!
After months of training, the big weekend is finally here. It’s my first triathlon! I am as ready as I’ll get, which I try to remind myself when I start getting nervous. I have read tons of articles, watched videos, picked the brains of all the triathletes that I know, jogged many miles, biked many,…